Maternal mortality in high HIV prevalence countries: a critical analysis of the MMEIG methodology for estimating maternal mortality

Maternal mortality in high HIV prevalence countries: a critical analysis of the MMEIG methodology for estimating maternal mortality

Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === The main objective of this research is to analyse critically the methodology used by the Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG) to estimate maternal mortality in countries with high HIV/AIDS prevalence. This study inte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gotora, Tendai
Other Authors: Dorrington, Rob
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
Subjects:
Demography
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12068
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Summary:Includes abstract. === Includes bibliographical references. === The main objective of this research is to analyse critically the methodology used by the Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG) to estimate maternal mortality in countries with high HIV/AIDS prevalence. This study interrogates each of the assumptions (implicit and explicit) in the MMEIG method by reviewing literature/studies that investigated each assumption.

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